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John Arthur Ragan

Male 1871 - 1968  (97 years)


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  1. 1.  John Arthur Ragan was born on 26 Mar 1871 in Texas (son of Jubal Harper Ragan, M.D. and Martha Ann Broadway); died on 6 Aug 1968 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Served as County Commissioner of Sabine County for several years, and he was a guard at Anthony's Ferry during a yellow fever epidemic, boarding with the Tom McGraw family of Hickory Hill, at that time. (White and Toole, p 57).

    The digital image of his actual Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows his parents as Dr. Jubal Ragan and Martha Ann Broadway. The informant was Willie Ragan. He was shown as a retired farmer and stockman, and was not a veteran.

    Name: John A. Ragan
    Death Date: 06 Aug 1958
    Death Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
    Gender: Male
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    Death Age: 87 years
    Estimated Birth Date: 1871
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    Father's Name: Dr. Jubal Ragan
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    Mother's Name: Martha Ann Broadway
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    Burial Place: Hemphill, Texas
    Burial Date: 08 Aug 1958
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    Film Number: 2115590
    Digital Film Number: 4167375
    Image Number: 1155
    Reference Number: 47318
    Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976




    (Medical):See attached sources.

    John married Margaret Anna Youngblood on 3 Jan 1897 in Sabine County, Texas. Margaret (daughter of James Youngblood and Margaret J. Smith) was born on 9 Feb 1872 in Sabine County, Texas; died in 1967. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    "Before they were married, they never went anywhere together. During the week, he would send her a note by a Negro boy telling her that he would be coming to see her on Sunday afternooon at the home of her parents. Her sister and family did not get to the wedding because the oxen which were to pull their wagon got out of the pasture and could not be found in time." (Speights, p. 36).

    Children:
    1. Willie Morris Ragan was born about 1907; and died.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jubal Harper Ragan, M.D. was born in 1816 in Georgia; died in 1884.

    Notes:

    They came to Texas ca 1860, and he served in the Texas Militia during the Civil War. (White and Toole, p 57).

    Helen Schluter lists him as part of the Sabine County Volunteer Infantry in her annotated transcription of the 1860 census. J.H. Ragin was a private, born Ga; age 50; dark eyes; dark hair; dark complexion; 5 ft 8; Docter (sic). Parents: Jehu Ragan b 1793 in Ga, m Maria Harper (1794-1844) Grandparents: Jonathan Ragan b ca 1744 d 1814 m Ann T. Hall (He served under Col. Elisha Clark in the Amer. Revolution).

    Jubal married Martha Ann Broadway before 1845. Martha was born on 18 Sep 1827 in Mississippi; died on 26 Mar 1871 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Martha Ann Broadway was born on 18 Sep 1827 in Mississippi; died on 26 Mar 1871 in Sabine County, Texas.

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    Married:
    They had a large fmaily, some researchers showing as many as 15 children. Speight's calls them "pioneers from Virginia."

    Children:
    1. Maria Ragan was born about 1845; died in 1866; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. Felix Ragan was born about 1854 in Louisiana; and died.
    3. Marcella E. Ragan was born about 1856 in Louisiana; died in 1915 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    4. 1. John Arthur Ragan was born on 26 Mar 1871 in Texas; died on 6 Aug 1968 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    5. Jehu Leonidus Ragan was born on 15 Jun 1864 in Mississippi; died on 26 Sep 1950 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    6. Annie L. Ragan was born on 18 Sep 1866 in Texas; died on 16 Mar 1928; was buried in Milam Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
    7. Margaret Clyde Ragan was born on 18 Jun 1869 in Texas; died on 27 May 1966 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.